Geo-narrative of risk in the rhodanian territory
Landscape project of the 3rd Rhône River correction © BASE
Bertrand Vignal, partner of the agency BASE, was the guest of Prof. Emmanuel Rey’s studio at the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) to talk about landscape interactions in fluvial territories. Entitled “Géo-récit du risque : Le projet de la 3e correction du Rhône - Installation d’une infrastructure de paysage, territoriale et climatique”, his lecture allowed the students to understand the main challenges of these constantly changing territories and to discover several projects developed by the agency.
Based in Paris, Lyon, and Bordeaux, the BASE agency brings together landscapers, architects, and engineers around three landscape designer partners - Franck Poirier, Bertrand Vignal, and Clément Willemin - from the École nationale supérieure de paysage de Versailles.
The lecture illustrated the agency's creative approach by focusing, notably, on landscaping related to the dynamics of the 3rd Rhône River correction, the “Champ de la Confluence” project at the tip of the Lyon peninsula, and the transformation of the industrial territories of the chemical valley within the Lyon Metropolis.
These multiple approaches resonate with the issues addressed in the RHODANIE URBAINE studio. Hence, the lecture made it possible to put into perspective the issues of landscape interpretation, formulation of narratives at the territorial level, and development of forward-looking visions and innovative processes for the transformation of urban territories in transition.